A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity. A very literate and detailed picture of life in Naples after the allied occupation in 1944. Share this Rating. Naples '44 at an AMC Theatre near you. The spontaneous uprising of Neapolitan and Italian Resistance against German occupying forces — despite limited armament, organization or planning … Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?

The author describes its effect at the time, with the the dearth of essential everyday supplies leading to a complete breakdown in conventional marketing, bringing a variety of corrupt forces to the surface and turning society on its head. Title: Naples Is a Battlefield (1944) 6.1 /10. The Four days of Naples refers to the popular ad hoc World War II uprising in Naples, Italy between September, 28-30 1943 against German occupying forces, immediately prior to the arrival in Naples of Allied forces on October 1st that same year. An Italian / English documentary film based upon it, Napoli '44/Naples '44, directed by Francesco Patierno and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, premiered at the Rome International Film Festival in October 2016. An atmospheric attempt to conjure war-torn Naples through a string of appropriate film clips and the writings of an especially eloquent writer, Francesco Patierno's Naples '44 … Use the HTML below. Naples '44 was first published by William Collins in 1978 and republished as a paperback by Eland Books in 1983.

Naples '44 In 1944, British officer Norman Lewis participated in the landing at Salerno and the liberation of Naples by the Allied Forces, later telling his experience in a detailed diary, Naples '44.